There is no constituency for protectionism, all the big firms want to go offshore because the labor savings are large. |
All this poppycock about not having educated workforces, all this stuff about, well, you're crying protectionism, you're China-bashing. |
One of the main reasons for the emergence of protectionism can be found in the distributive consequences of trade. |
First, environmental justifications for trade restrictions are sometimes little more than covert protectionism. |
Not only foreign producers are hurt by protectionism, but even more so are American consumers. |
It is clear that the propensity of an economy to deflate is in direct proportion to the degree of protectionism it historically maintained. |